On average Ashford has average deprivation and low crime levels, with around 61 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 27% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 11.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Ashford is £59,549 per year. The median sale price in Ashford is £345,000 (around £360 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £270,000 and £470,000. There are 52 schools in Ashford: 44 primary (2 Outstanding and 39 Good) and 8 secondary (1 Outstanding and 6 Good). Ashford is home to around 132,747 people, with a population density of about 228.6 per km².
Based on 1,574 recent sales, the median property price is £345,000 (about £360 per square foot) in Ashford area, with individual transactions ranging from £69,000 up to £2,850,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 534 | £515,000 | £377 |
| Semi-Detached | 444 | £340,000 | £372 |
| Terraced | 424 | £285,000 | £343 |
| Flats | 172 | £175,000 | £277 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £390,000 | £137,250 | £259,000 | £220,000 |
| 2017 | £407,500 | £150,000 | £265,000 | £229,000 |
| 2018 | £425,000 | £170,000 | £280,000 | £230,000 |
| 2019 | £430,000 | £160,000 | £280,000 | £235,000 |
| 2020 | £455,000 | £180,000 | £295,000 | £254,995 |
| 2021 | £475,000 | £176,000 | £310,998 | £265,000 |
| 2022 | £510,000 | £186,000 | £345,000 | £295,000 |
| 2023 | £520,000 | £185,000 | £337,875 | £285,000 |
| 2024 | £514,995 | £192,500 | £336,000 | £275,000 |
| 2025 | £517,500 | £180,000 | £336,000 | £285,000 |
| 2026 | £510,000 | £170,000 | £332,000 | £283,750 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £299 | £220 | £280 | £255 |
| 2017 | £308 | £238 | £285 | £266 |
| 2018 | £323 | £250 | £302 | £270 |
| 2019 | £328 | £257 | £306 | £286 |
| 2020 | £328 | £285 | £324 | £297 |
| 2021 | £346 | £277 | £333 | £313 |
| 2022 | £384 | £298 | £362 | £339 |
| 2023 | £388 | £299 | £371 | £351 |
| 2024 | £379 | £299 | £367 | £334 |
| 2025 | £373 | £280 | £371 | £337 |
| 2026 | £380 | £277 | £371 | £343 |
Annual council tax rates for Ashford district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering Ashford.
Sojan Joseph
Ashford - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Katie Jane Lotte Lam
Weald of Kent - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Ashford records about 61 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 37 wards of Ashford, Kennington has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Ashford average is 61 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Ashford is £345,000 (about £360 per square foot) based on 1,574 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Ashford has 44 primary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 39 Good) and 8 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 6 Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
Ashford scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Ashford sits around rank 16,522 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Ashford is around £59,549 per year, and 12% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Ashford spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Ashford: Sojan Joseph (Labour Party) and Weald of Kent: Katie Jane Lotte Lam (Conservative and Unionist Party).
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Isle of Oxney
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Hythe Road
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Bad Munstereifel Road
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Station Road
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Simone Weil Avenue
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Fougeres Way
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